Paul McMc
@paulmcmc.bsky.social
https://panthersolo.bandcamp.com
100 year old autistic, professional recluse and very occasional synthwave producer. Buddie. Moments of levity actually cause me pain. No opinions my own, even the ones I say are.
100 year old autistic, professional recluse and very occasional synthwave producer. Buddie. Moments of levity actually cause me pain. No opinions my own, even the ones I say are.
Not looking in case Con Air isn't on there.
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Not looking in case Con Air isn't on there.
James Bond is a pseudonym for a series of different agents. Sorted. Youse can all get back to drawing anatomical diagrams of Thomas The Tank Engine now.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
James Bond is a pseudonym for a series of different agents. Sorted. Youse can all get back to drawing anatomical diagrams of Thomas The Tank Engine now.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
Three different things with the same suffix are different? Oh shit, I'd assumed a Geranium was the same thing as Uranium.
I like how, if you know what a triathlon is, you may think you can guess what a biathlon or pentathlon is. but oh, buddy. you can not
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Three different things with the same suffix are different? Oh shit, I'd assumed a Geranium was the same thing as Uranium.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Yeah but some people on here like The One Show not having an ad break, so there's nothing we can do about it.
The BBC has shown deep, systemic bias against Palestinian lives and has repeatedly demonstrated bias against transgender rights, writes Ellie Gomersall ✍️
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Yeah but some people on here like The One Show not having an ad break, so there's nothing we can do about it.
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Bend It Like Beckham has a bit where it's implied anti-Irish racism doesn't exist (and that it's hilarious to think that it does). I'm hoping that the author apologises and her next film is called Bend It Like The Birmingham 6.
Bend It Like Beckham has a bit where it's implied anti-Irish racism doesn't exist (and that it's hilarious to think that it does). I'm hoping that the author apologises and her next film is called Bend It Like The Birmingham 6.
Gurinder Chadha on Bend It Like Beckham sequel and new film Christmas Karma - BBC News
The director on pressure to get her sequel right, while also working on a reimagining of A Christmas Carol.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Bend It Like Beckham has a bit where it's implied anti-Irish racism doesn't exist (and that it's hilarious to think that it does). I'm hoping that the author apologises and her next film is called Bend It Like The Birmingham 6.
Bend It Like Beckham has a bit where it's implied anti-Irish racism doesn't exist (and that it's hilarious to think that it does). I'm hoping that the author apologises and her next film is called Bend It Like The Birmingham 6.
In the famous Bee Gees classification system (Hair and Beard, Hair and No Beard, Bald and Beard), Robin was "Hair and No Beard".
As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News.
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
In the famous Bee Gees classification system (Hair and Beard, Hair and No Beard, Bald and Beard), Robin was "Hair and No Beard".
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Personally I'd be pleased to see BBC News disappear entirely. To argue, as many do, that British politics or our news environment would be so much worse without the BBC you have to explain why British politics and news environment is so very bad with the BBC.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Personally I'd be pleased to see BBC News disappear entirely. To argue, as many do, that British politics or our news environment would be so much worse without the BBC you have to explain why British politics and news environment is so very bad with the BBC.
Half my TL have turned into FBPEs because the BBC is being criticised. Happy to throw minorities under the bus for an advert-free Newsnight.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Half my TL have turned into FBPEs because the BBC is being criticised. Happy to throw minorities under the bus for an advert-free Newsnight.
That's that woman youse all fancy and pretend is a good journalist because you fancy her.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
That's that woman youse all fancy and pretend is a good journalist because you fancy her.
Counterpoint. Fuck the BBC.
📢 Let's all resolve to listen to/watch more BBC output. The gloves are off now and, although the BBC isn't perfect, public service broadcasting must be defended. Every minute we spend with the BBC instead of commercial rivals will be striking a blow at all the right-wing ghouls who now threaten us.✊
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Counterpoint. Fuck the BBC.
Perfect if, like me, you like reciting the routines while impersonating both.
This is literally just a book of scripts from their sketches. This is the kind of thing people bought in the 80s.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Perfect if, like me, you like reciting the routines while impersonating both.
The article makes good points about news journalism generally, but it's a fact that the BBC's news department is stuffed with extreme Tories, pro-Israel fanatics and TERFs. Inverse Hanlon's Razor applies here (never let malicious actors off the hook by assuming they must just be stupid).
The big problem with the BBC isn't so much a bias against left or right, but a bias against understanding: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/being-a-ne... There's little chance that a change of DG will remedy this.
Being a news avoider
Even with the best journalists, the news gives us a distorted picture of the world.
chrisdillow.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The article makes good points about news journalism generally, but it's a fact that the BBC's news department is stuffed with extreme Tories, pro-Israel fanatics and TERFs. Inverse Hanlon's Razor applies here (never let malicious actors off the hook by assuming they must just be stupid).
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When I sit down too quickly.
Jesus Ma Balles
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When I sit down too quickly.
Spent the weekend at my Dad's. He still bombards me with questions before immediately interrupting with an anecdote about some guy from down the bowling club before I can answer. Beginning to understand why I'm such a path of least resistance person irl.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Spent the weekend at my Dad's. He still bombards me with questions before immediately interrupting with an anecdote about some guy from down the bowling club before I can answer. Beginning to understand why I'm such a path of least resistance person irl.
10/10 albums? Youse won't like any of mine - they sound nowt like Linkin Park.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
10/10 albums? Youse won't like any of mine - they sound nowt like Linkin Park.
I started to believe in God again because the thought of Campbell burning in Hell for all eternity helps me sleep at night.
Incredible shit here: the man who provided the template for stomping on the BBC when it displeases malicious actors in politics, complaining that malicious actors in politics are using his template for stomping on the BBC for displeasing them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I started to believe in God again because the thought of Campbell burning in Hell for all eternity helps me sleep at night.
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There's an irony in the fact that as the Tory party has fallen apart so its grip on the BBC has tightened. Farage & co have always been happy with the Corporation: the disproportionate coverage, the lack of real scrutiny etc. It's the Tories who remain its implacable foe.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There's an irony in the fact that as the Tory party has fallen apart so its grip on the BBC has tightened. Farage & co have always been happy with the Corporation: the disproportionate coverage, the lack of real scrutiny etc. It's the Tories who remain its implacable foe.
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It is now routine in the media to occlude 2017 entirely from political history. This isn't simply because it undermines the narrative of fragmentation and the replacement of class interests with "identity", but because it was an election that the media spectacularly called wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It is now routine in the media to occlude 2017 entirely from political history. This isn't simply because it undermines the narrative of fragmentation and the replacement of class interests with "identity", but because it was an election that the media spectacularly called wrong.
Such a habitual liar that I can't even be sure Lisa Nandy is her real name.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Such a habitual liar that I can't even be sure Lisa Nandy is her real name.
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I’d settle for media outlets that don’t e.g. pretend to be terrified that the police are racistly banning fascist football fans to curry favour with Muslims, because doing that is a handy distraction from the genocide everyone has either been ignoring or enabling. Doesn’t seem like a big ask.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’d settle for media outlets that don’t e.g. pretend to be terrified that the police are racistly banning fascist football fans to curry favour with Muslims, because doing that is a handy distraction from the genocide everyone has either been ignoring or enabling. Doesn’t seem like a big ask.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …